WOYM: A foundation remains, and so does the mystery of Buchanan train depot's fate
By Ray Cox Special to The Roanoke Times Experience tells us some questions endure and nag. One, you may have heard before: The train has long since pulled away but whatever became of the station from which it departed? A variation of that query dealt with here recently has been the fate of the old Buchanan depot after Norfolk & Western train service ceased there. A twisty track has led us to a forgotten plan to deconstruct and reassemble that old station as part of failed effort to develop a living history exhibit at the old Explore Park in Roanoke County. Now part of the county p...